BD8 8PW Bradford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Manningham. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Fearnsides Terrace, Bradford: 25 addresses
- Unnamed street near Fearnsides Terrace, Brown Royd: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Bradford in 2026-27: Band D £2,361 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,574 | £1,836 | £2,098 | £2,361 | £2,885 | £3,410 | £3,935 | £4,721 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (96% of about 680 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Whetley Mills, Thornton Rd: up to 250 homes, not permissioned (180 m)
- Hollings Rd: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (240 m)
- Newport Rd, Manningham: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (440 m)
- Priestman Street, Manningham: up to 80 homes, not permissioned (470 m)
- Carlisle Rd: up to 43 homes, not permissioned (560 m)
- Drummond Trading Estate, Lumb Lane, Manningham: up to 129 homes, not permissioned (660 m)
- Site of Anvil Court, Church Street, Manningham: up to 23 homes, not permissioned (690 m)
- Green Lane/Lumb Lane, Manningham, permissioned (700 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 26 addresses are between 121 m and 124 m above sea level (123 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bradford Forster Square 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km |
| Bradford Interchange 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Frizinghall 433,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 52 within 800 m; nearest Hollings Road Listerhills | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bradford Interchange Bus Station Bradford City Centre | 1.8 km |
| Car parks | Simes St Parking | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 700 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 10.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bilton Medical Centre | 350 m |
| Pharmacies | 21 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest City Road Pharmacy | 350 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest J C And A A Rayner | 700 m |
| Hospital | Westbourne Green Community Hospital | 880 m |
| Police station | Manningham Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Natwest | 310 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,220 m² | 690 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 770 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 300 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,040 m² | 320 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,350 m² | 580 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 2.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bradford Synagogue (Reform), a listed building (Grade II*), 810 m east. 64 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bradford Synagogue (Reform) | Listed building, Grade II* | 810 m east |
| Lister Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km north |
| Scholemoor Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km south-west |
| Saltaire | World Heritage Site | 4.5 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brow Wood | Wood | 1.9 km north-east |
| Bull Greave Wood | Wood | 2.2 km south-west |
| Renold Wood | Wood | 2.4 km north |
| Seans Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km north |
| Old Hill | Hill | 2.9 km north-east |
| Chellow Dene | Valley | 3.4 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 26 |
10 of the postcode's 26 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 28 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 29% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 40% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 46% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 41% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 18% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 7% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 40% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 65% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 15% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Fearnsides Terrace.